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pi.tyH5pIt7i, $5pIt-n [U]a feeling of sympathy and understanding for someone else's unhappiness or difficult situation同情，怜悯Hardly anyone in this story of greed and self-interest has any real claim to our pity.这个贪婪、自私的故事里，没有哪个人值得我们的同情。The girl stood gazing in/with pity at her friend who was so upset.女孩站在那里，同情地盯着她伤心的朋友。Do you feel no pity for all those poor homeless people on such a cold night as this?在这样一个寒冷的夜晚，你不怜悯那些无家可归的穷人吗?We took pity on (= felt sorry for and therefore helped) a couple of people waiting in the rain for a bus and gave them a lift.我们同情两个在雨中等公共汽车的人，就让他们搭了车。If something is described as a pity, it is disappointing or not satisfactory.遗憾Can't you go to the party? That's a pity.你不能参加晚会?真遗憾。The children didn't get much attention, which was such a pity.孩子们没得到什么照顾，这真是件憾事。Pity (that) you didn't remember to give me the message. [+ (that) clause]真遗憾你忘了通知我。The potential readership of this book is huge, and it's a pity (that) it's available only as a hardback. [+ (that) clause]这本书的潜在读者很多，很遗憾只有精装本有售。The pity was that such a small crowd turned out to see some of the world's best batsmen in full flow. [+ that clause]令人遗憾的是只有一小群人从头到尾观看了世界最好的一些击球手。We'll have to leave early, more's the pity (= and I am unhappy about it).我们必须早早离开，太遗憾了。"She can't come to see us this week. " "What a pity (= I am unhappy that she can't come)."“她这个星期不能来看我们。” “真遗憾。”[SELF-PITY]
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